The Newfoundland of The Shipping News – in pictures

The Newfoundland of The Shipping News – in pictures

Location is central to Annie Proulx's The Shipping News. Haven't got round to booking your trip to Newfoundland yet? The
Newfoundland and Labrador Tourist Board have kindly furnished us with some snaps of the place so you can get a feel for it

Kayaking and whale-spotting in Witless Bay. Local legend claims that one of the Bay's founding fathers was a Captain Whittle from England. The area was originally named Whittle's Bay for him, but upon his death, his widow and children returned to England. Afterwards, the remaining settlers referred to it as Whittle less Bay and eventually, Witless

Men dressed as Vikings in the
L’Anse aux Meadows UNESCO World Heritage Site - the only authenticated Viking settlement in North America. This is the region in which The Shipping News is based: its weather is foggy and unpredictable, and it's a great place for iceberg spotting in season